Mardi Gras, a spectacle of vibrant colors, extravagant costumes and lively parades, holds a deeper significance in many cultures. Mardi Gras, or "Fat Tuesday," serves as a last hurrah of ...

Mardi Gras. Time when all manner of weird s--t cuts loose and parties down." — Sherrilyn Kenyon 19. "Life of the Mardi." 20. ...

First-time participant Pink Ivvy said she had a pool of sweat developing under her costume. Senator Lidia Thorpe at the 2025 Mardi Gras ... entertainment ideas and a long read to enjoy.

The celebration lasts for more than a month, with "local" parades like the dog-themed Barkus, where people dress their furry friends in Mardi Gras costumes and parade them through the French ...

A successful Mardi Gras used to be measured by how much waste it produced. Now, the world's largest free festival is trying to clean up. The mood is festive as I board the pink and purple Mardi ...

costumes and revelry. Like other mid-winter holidays such as Mardi Gras, it’s about the reversal of norms, a temporary upside-down reality that lets us let loose and imagine alternative realities.

How many chickens roam the city? And who looks out for them? We dive into the origin of these feisty fowl, and how they came ...

They are not phased by the rowdy humans who gather here in their costumes and drunken states ... to do in Tampa Bay this week: Grand Prix, Mardi Gras and MJ the MusicalFeb. 24• Life & Culture ...

For resident artist Israel Solomon, the sequence of numbers seen in “11:11” represents life-changing events, stories and ideas from his life ... The exhibition features more than 60 costumes from ...

Mardi Gras Day: Thousands of revelers sporting beads and outlandish costumes filled the streets as New Orleans prepared to celebrate just ahead of bad weather. People donning skeleton masks and ...

Thousands of revelers adorned in beads and outlandish costumes will fill the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day despite anticipated severe storms. The city’s two ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early Tuesday, ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms and warnings of tornados in ...